Canada vs United States: Electricity generation from nuclear per person
Canada
2,126 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
United States
2,260 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
United States rank
9th
Electricity generation from nuclear per person over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2,260 kilowatt-hours against 2,126 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 134 kilowatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4 kilowatt-hours | 45.1 kilowatt-hours | 26.7 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 704.11 kilowatt-hours | 692.21 kilowatt-hours | 11.91 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 2,257 kilowatt-hours | 1,626 kilowatt-hours | 631.37 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 2,917 kilowatt-hours | 2,541 kilowatt-hours | 375.72 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2,638 kilowatt-hours | 2,662 kilowatt-hours | 24.05 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 2,758 kilowatt-hours | 2,459 kilowatt-hours | 298.87 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,284 kilowatt-hours | 2,276 kilowatt-hours | 7.95 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear per person, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 2,260 kilowatt-hours against 2,126 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear per person between Canada and United States?
- 134 kilowatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear per person?
- Canada ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from nuclear per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.